Knicks fans showed up in waves to the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday afternoon for game four against the Sixers, and took the party outside after New York took a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 97-92 victory.
Fans gathered outside the arena and broke out in Knicks chants, even put Knicks jerseys on the statue of Wilt Chamberlain during the celebration.
Some fans stomped on Sixers rally towels and memorabilia as they celebrated their Knicks, who had such a large showing of support on Sunday afternoon that Joel Embiid admitted that it “kind of pisses me off” to see his team’s home court advantage get drowned out by chants of “MVP” when Jalen Brunson lined up at the free throw line.
NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Spencer McKercher even noted that Knicks shirts were being sold just outside the arena by fellow fans, as the flock of Knicks faithful prepared to trek back up the Turnpike to New York, where a potential clinching game five awaits on Tuesday night.